Entries for February 2011

February 28, 2011

Helicopter Association International

From Helicopter Association In

???We've been providing rotorcraft services for several years and have decided to become more aggressive in marketing our capabilities in this market,??? said Brian Wilson, Banyan's director of avionics. ???We have joined the Helicopter International ...

February 28, 2011

CTV.ca

From Wall Street Journal (blog)

28, 2011 accused Belarus of violating an arms embargo on Ivory Coast by delivering attack helicopters to the country for incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo. The statement from Ban's spokesperson, issued late Sunday night, said one helicopter was already ...

February 28, 2011

From Aviation International News

Projected growth rates are 3.1 percent per year for fixed-wing turboprop aircraft, 0.2 percent per year for fixed-wing piston aircraft and 2.6 percent per year for rotorcraft. General aviation hours flown are projected to increase at a rate of 4 ...

February 28, 2011

From ABC Online

MOHAMMED: There's helicopter, you know, helicopter attacks and today also they try again. So today - because this helicopter was not high, it was very low - so they shoot this helicopter this morning. ELEANOR HALL: So tell me, how many helicopters are ...

February 28, 2011

The Cutting Edge

From The Cutting Edge

Russia has also sold, or is in the process of negotiating the sale of military equipment to several other South American nations, including one Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter to Ecuador in 2009. That same year, Brazil acquired 12 Mi-35M helicopters in a larger ...

February 28, 2011

From Wall Street Journal (blog)

Ashley at first ran from the helicopter, which we totally get. Then she revealed she has a fear of helicopters ??? which we definitely don't. Who signs up for ???The Bachelor??? thinking they won't have to ride in a helicopter? It's like coming on the show ...

February 28, 2011

(BOISE, Idaho — March 24, 2011) Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) announced that they received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the AW139 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is the first STC for the AW139 for night vision.

February 28, 2011

Aero Dynamix is very pleased to announce that long time aerospace professional Tonka Hufford has joined the team as the Operations Manager / Project Development. Hufford made the move February 28 after five years with RSG Aviation where he most recently held the position of president.

February 28, 2011

WPTV

From TCPalm

The three-seat helicopter giving rides at the St. Lucie County Fair crashed about 3 pm Saturday afternoon. The pilot, Brian Hall, with Ohio Helicopters, told St. Lucie County Sheriff's deputies that the fuel pressure light came on when they were about ...

February 28, 2011

Boston Globe

From RIA Novosti

MINSK, February 28 (RIA Novosti) - Belarusian authorities denied accusations on Monday that it supplied combat helicopters to Ivory Coast. The United Nations has accused the former-Soviet country of violating an arms embargo on Ivory Coast by ...

February 28, 2011

From Cardiovascular Business

Three commercially available automated external defibrillators (AEDs) correctly analyzed heart rhythms in an in-motion helicopter on a manikin and a human volunteer. While researchers call for further studies, they were encouraged by the results, ...

February 28, 2011

PC Gamer Magazine

From PC Gamer Magazine

Some pre-GDC previews have given us a few more facts about Batman: Arkham City, including side missions, the villain Calendar Man, and Batman's new ability to travel around the city by grappling on to low flying helicopters. Where the Batcopter at? ...

February 28, 2011

From Patch.com

Keeping the helicopters airborne is the responsibility of mechanic Jeff Young. Preventative maintenance is done after every 50-hours of flight time and a complete check is done on each helicopter after 300 hours of flight time, Young said. ...